Legislation
Further to post by Sheep Guts 9 Apr 03:24 regarding SAFE Act:
I am reliably informed that in fact the SAFE Act (Safe Aviation and Flight Enhancement) bill has not yet been introduced. It is in the process of being revised, extended and/or upgraded by certain relevant legislative staffs. It is my understanding that with respect to similar measures introduced in prior Congresses, committee hearings were not held.
Of course the state of facts about what happened with the recorders on the Malaysian T7 is as yet indeterminant. It would be a wiser course not to legislate a mandate for FAA to amend all type certificates until such time as the (reasonably) full impact of this on-going event has been assessed and understood.
At the very least, when it comes to aeronautical technology as the subject of Congressional action....one can always hope.
Last edited by WillowRun 6-3; 9th Apr 2014 at 17:11.
Reason: Cross - reference to prior post on same subject, for clarity